I'm going to put this in the simplest terms, free of fanboy rhetoric:
Game dev spends millions on a game...needs the best way to recoup their investment...sees one system that (at least right now) has a small install base...sees another system with a larger base...decides to make it multi to recoup costs and turn a profit.
Let's assume that FFXIII and MGS4 go multi...it would be a purely BUSINESS decision.
I'm sure that if they go multi, it won't ...
Good point. I've noticed that Sixaxis shipments to my store--which had been pretty regular--have basically dried up.
To those who will try to use this as "evidence" that the PS3 is dying/not selling--how is that different from the games offered on sale every week, on every system, from every retailer? GRAW 2 was on sale last week at Best Buy for $39...I guess that means either the game stinks or the 360 is "dying." ;)
Just a little anti-fanbo...
$50/year is a bargain when you consider all that you get for your money. 50 bones isn't all that much when you consider this: That's what most people spend on sodas in just a matter of weeks.
Unified friends list? Unlimited gameplay? Great download services? Check, on all three, and then some. Folks, my friends list has seven Americans (from four different states), one Brit, one Hollander, and an Australian. I've played Gears with people of every creed, race, gender, etc.
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Nice to see another South Park avatar on this site.
I'm going to throw out a comment that will definitely add fire to the flames (though I do so w/o meaning to): Over a three week period at m store, the HD add-on single-handedly outsold the PS3. (The PS3 has picked up of late, however).
Just an observation. (Also of note, fanboys: We've replaced more 360s than we've sold over the last two weeks. Just being fair in my (unintentional) flamebait).
Personal worst: Once sniped by a ten-year-old in Halo 2. I got him back by assassinating him three times in a row, then stuck him twice with grenades.
Also will admit to being killed by grunt in Halo 1...too busy with the Elites to notice the little bugger and his plasma grenade.
Personal best: 13 (!!!) Humiliation medals in one Quake 3 match many, many years ago.
Once, while playing on Halo 2's Relic map, dodged a moron trying to run me over wi...
The reasons that BioShock *could* potentially go multi are the same reasons that MGS4 or other current exclusives could also go multi:
$$$$
Multiple systems = larger user base = more profits.
I think this one stays exclusive...but if it went multi, it wouldn't surprise me.
In simplest terms, here's what they need to do:
1. Drop the price
2. Have more games
That will help.
However, the competition will also have some major selling points:
Wii:
1. Price (already there)
2. Metroid, Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Brothers, etc.
360:
1. If the PS3 drops in price, then the 360 will, as well
2. Games: Halo 3, BioShock, Mass ...
Puts new meaning to the phrase "blue screen of death." :)
30% is about what I would expect from what I've seen/heard personally as a retailer. That's definitely a lot more than the 7% or so that MS keeps touting.
Hopefully, the 65nm chips due out later this year will help.
Who cares about a few extras?
Just give me the game.
Looks good.
But I'll bet 2K8 will play better, and look at least as good.
"Ya know, things break"
-Peter Moore on the subject of system failures
***Yup. A LOT. Along those lines, comes this:
"I would go back and say the vast majority of people love their experience. We continue to go back and address all of these issues on a case by case basis. There is a vocal minority out there. We go off and try to address their issues as quickly and as pain free as possible."
-Todd Holmdahl on the question of syste...
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
- Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG's president of global digital business, responding to the outcry over Sony's DRM Rootkit spyware uncovered on its music CDs
***Most people don't understand how Ebola destroys the body, but that doesn't mean they WANT it.***
"It’s probably too cheap…"
– Ken Kutaragi, Regarding the $499 to $599 price point
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In that case, they need to check the back room at my store...they would owe me enough to buy a house. A NICE house.
Sorry, but it's just not selling well at my store.
Cutting it may be only way to save sales.
Not only does Wal-Mart not carry AO games, neither will Best Buy (nor a lot of other retailers).
MK Red--
Agreed.
The irony's so thick you can cut it with a plasma sword...
PS3 has been a sluggish seller at my Best Buy store until recently--sales have picked up a bit. But we still sell out of Wiis every time we get some in stock, and we move quite a few 360s each week (far more than PS3s).
People are still having a hard time justifying the high price tag and (current)lack of games. It's that simple.
BTW, did you store receive a massive PS3 shipment a few weeks ago out of the blue? We had PLENTY on hand, and we got a ton of systems t...
I work for Best Buy, and this isn't exactly a "free" PS3. The package discount isn't taken from the unit, but from the TV, game, and BR disc. The total savings adds up to about $600...which coincidentally, is the cost of the system.
Trust me, if Best Buy wanted to call this a "free" PS3, they'd call it out in the ad.
Regardless, it's a great deal if you want a PS3. Best Buy also offered something similar for the 360 a while back.
Still wish I had this for my 360. However, one of my friends just bought a PS3, and he intends to get this. So maybe I'll get to play it after all.